It's not often a man overboard situation is caught on camera(s) but the crew of the J97 Windjammer can be seen in this video dealing with the potentially dangerous incident when a female crew slips over the side, through the guard wires during a tacking manoeuvre. It happened on a windy Sunday in late January, [...]
Restoration of the 1898 Summers & Payne yawl Wayward - also known as Samphire
by Will Stirling There are many ways to set a square sail on a sailing boat; this is one of many; simplicity is a virtue. The following method has four ropes and a halyard. Two of these ropes are sheets – which it would be difficult not to invite to the party; without the [...]
A new sailing cargo ship is being built in Costa Rica This is an exciting project! Designed to deliver carbon negative marine freight the 155ft (47m) three master is at the lofting stage with massive baulks of timber arriving to the site in the jungle where the team has assembled to build the vessel, [...]
The third Hamble Classics Regatta hosted by the Royal Southern Yacht Club, over the weekend of 15-16 September, was another stunning success with 75 classic and spirit of tradition yachts entered for two days of racing in sunshine and breeze. Building on the success of the two previous regattas, there were entries from as far [...]
Jasper Troje Tuck, crew on the commercial sailing lugger Grayhound, writes for CS about taking ownership of a 1960s wooden Folkboat, and getting her ready for a first sail... plus giving her some "legs" Vie is an East German Folkboat, built in 1963. The hull construction is carvel strip planked mahogany on oak, fastened with [...]
How Phil and Sue Russell found a bargain in a tired looking but otherwise sound South Coast One Design, and worked on her to bring her back as a tidy and well found yachty. This is the story of Aurigny... from the summer of 2016 that was featured in the August 2016 issue of Classic [...]
Useful video from the RNLI on the immediate actions to take if you fall in cold water (especially in the seas around Britain) without a lifejacket, by forcing yourself to be calm and to float for the first few crucial seconds. [/fusion_youtube] The five steps are: 1. Fight your instinct to thrash around 2. [...]
